Brazilian teal

Amazonetta brasiliensis Photo by Dario Sanches (Wikipedia) Common name:Brazilian teal (en); pé-vermelho (pt); canard amazonette (fr); pato brasileño (es); Amazonasente (de)Taxonomy:Order AnseriformesFamily AnatidaeRange:These birds are found throughout Brazil and also in Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, northern Argentina, Colombia and Venezuela.Size:Brazilian teals are 35-40 cm long and weigh 350-600 g.Habitat:They are mostly found in inland wetlands, such…

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Painted spurfowl

Galloperdix lunulata Photo by Rishiraj Deval (India Nature Watch) Common name:painted spurfowl (en); perdiz-colorida (pt); galloperdrix lunulée (fr); faisancillo moteado (es); perlspornhuhn (de)Taxonomy:Order GalliformesFamily PhasianidaeRange:This species is endemic to India, being found south of the Gangetic Plain, from eastern Rajasthan to West Benghal and south to southern Karnataka and northern Tamil Nadu.Size:These birds are 27-34…

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Cricket longtail

Spiloptila clamans Photo by Patrick Bergier (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:cricket longtail (en); fuinha-de-cauda-branca (pt); prinia à front écailleux (fr); prinia charlatana (es); schuppenkopfprinie (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily CisticolidaeRange:This species is found along a narrow belt in the Sahel, immediately south of the Sahara desert, from southern Mauritania and northern Senegal, through central Mali, southern Niger, northern Nigeria,…

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Glittering-bellied emerald

Chlorostilbon lucidus Photo by Marcos André (Wikipedia) Common name: glittering-bellied emerald (en); besourinho-de-bico-vermelho (pt); émeraude splendide (fr); esmeralda ventridorada (es); goldbauch-smaragdkolibri (de) Taxonomy: Order Apodiformes Family Trochilidae Range: This South American species is found in north-eastern Argentina, eastern and central Bolivia, eastern Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay. Size: These hummingbirds are 8,5 cm long and weigh…

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